Discussion/Interview

After the Aastha Kunj assault, the Delhi Development Authority restricted entry to its parks after sunset, funnelling visitors through a handful of gates.
Discussion

Fighting for Feminism, again: India's Capital Is Locking Up Its Parks Instead of Its Predators

Aakriti Dhawan
6 min read
Prisoner No. 626710 is Present. Directed by filmmaker Lalit Vachani, the 60-minute film focuses on the life, activism, and ongoing incarceration of former JNU student leader Umar Khalid.
Discussion

Refusing to Forget: Cinema, Collective Conscience, and the Resurrection of Umar Khalid

The Mooknayak English
7 min read
With Sahil’s tragic passing, one more name gets added to the devastating, ever-growing roster of institutional casualties alongside Rohith Vemula, Aniket Aambhore, Darshan Solanki and Dr. Payal Tadvi.
Discussion

The Cost of IIT Excellence: Decolonizing Mental Health and Restorative Justice Amid a Growing Student Suicide Crisis

The Mooknayak English
5 min read
The IITs occupy a powerful place in India’s understanding of merit. Their entrance examinations are widely regarded as instruments through which individual ability can overcome social circumstances.
Discussion

IIT Bombay’s Reputation at Stake: Caste, Merit and the Unfinished Promise of Equality

The Mooknayak English
10 min read
Gauri's assassination is a reflection of India's press freedom, rather than a solitary attack on a journalist.
Discussion

Gauri Lankesh’s Questions Still Haunt Us

The Mooknayak English
3 min read
Forty-four years from Kanshi Ram's book, the issue of separate electorates has become more important than ever before, not only for Dalits, but also for the Shudras.
Discussion

Poona Pact at 94: Separate Electorates Still Matter

The Mooknayak English
8 min read
A caste census is not merely an exercise in filling a column on a form. It is an attempt to understand a complex social landscape through numbers.
Discussion

A Hundred Names, One Community: Where Does the Census Count Stand?

The Mooknayak English
5 min read
By Derivative work: PoxnarAll four pictures in the montage are taken by the US Army/Navy.
Discussion

Twenty Five Years of Global War on Terror - A Forever War Without a Verdict

The Mooknayak English
8 min read
The Haryana sanitation workers continue to face exploitation through the contractor system and low wages. Some images from the ongoing strike.
Discussion

Haryana Sanitation Workers’ Strike: Why Caste Still Comes Before Class in This Struggle.

Dr. Krishan Kumar
5 min read
The Government of India has decided to include caste enumeration in the second phase of Census 2027, and the Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India (ORGI) notified the Population Enumeration questionnaire on 14 August 2026.
Discussion

Why India Needs a Scientific, Transparent and Credible Caste Census

The Mooknayak English
6 min read
Delhi University
Education

One Rigged Exam and You’re Pursuing a PhD: Lowered Eligibility Criteria for DU PhD Admissions Slammed by Students, Accused of Enabling Corruption

Mouli Sharma
6 min read
The significance of the order lies not in creating a general exemption from criminal law, but in recognising that participation in a peaceful protest should not, by itself, become a permanent impediment to a young person’s future.
Discussion

Jantar Mantar Protest: FIRs Against Students Quashed; Is Relief Enough?

The Mooknayak English
4 min read
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